GAMES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK:

• Armored Warfare

IN THE NEWS:

• Defiance 2050 announced

We are joined this week by Kevin Harwood, the Creative Director of The Station Game (thestationgame.com). In Jeff's absence, Kevin takes on co-host roles like a natural.

Oh, and we also talk to Kevin extensively about his newly released game, The Station, available now on Steam, Xbox One, and PS4.

GAMES DISCUSSED

• Rec Room [PSVR]

NEWS

• Horizon Zero Dawn wins Writer’s Guild Award

We also discuss the current status of gaming in general, now that we're 5 years into the current generation lifecycle. Are we ready to hear about the next generation of gaming consoles? Is there still life left in the PS4/Xbox One generation?

GAME REVIEWS/DISCUSSIONS:
- Assassin's Creed Origins
- Eternal Kings on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/366186251/eternal-kings)
- The X-Files: Deep State
- Split/Second
- Shadow of War: The Blade of Galadriel

THE STUFF:
- PS4’s next firmware update helps users clean up the clutter
- Microsoft responds to indie retail backlash over Xbox Game Pass
- Google is reportedly working on a video game streaming service
- PS Plus vs. Xbox Games With Gold - February 2018
- The Richest Scifi and Fantasy Worlds in Video Games

This week's game reviews include Sony's remake of "Shadow of the Colossus" on PS4, and Cartoon Network's "OK K.O, Let's Be Heroes!". Both game were reviewed using download codes provided by the publisher and Shadow of the Colossus gameplay was captured on a PS4 Pro in Cinematic mode.

In the news this week, we discuss Nintendo Switch's latest number, eclipsing the lifetime sales of its predecessor, the Wii U. The next Borderlands game could have Elon Musk's Flamethrower in it; Sony patents a new VR motion controller, and EA delays "Anthem" until next year.

Sean's 75 year old Father was just gifted an Xbox 360 and, having never played video games before, wants to know what game would be good to help train him in using a controller. Leave your suggestions in the comments below.

We're back to our regular routine this week discussing the games we play and the latest news in the world of video games. This week's game reviews include VR titles such as Until Dawn's prequel, The Inpatient, and The Invisible Hours from Tequila Works. Robot Entertainment's Hero Academy 2 is also reviewed on this show. All these games were provided by the publisher for review.

In the news this week, we discuss Nintendo strange new addition to the Switch, Nintendo LABO, as well as Microsoft adding new releases to their Xbox Game Pass subscription service. What will this mean for the perceived value of new games?

GAMES DISCUSSED:
- The Division
- Hero Academy 2
- The Inpatient
- The Invisible Hours
- Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones DLC
- Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
- Mutant League Football

It's our second episode in which we look forward at 2018 and what's coming up this year. In this we take a look at PS4 and Xbox One, the games that we're looking forward to, those that we really don't care about, and what we hope to see this year.

It's the beginning of the year so it's time we discuss what we're looking forward to in 2018.  Since we're without Tycko this week (though we get a brief view of Disney World this episode), we discuss that which Tycko doesn't play: PSVR and Nintendo Switch.

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With Jeff still on vacation, we take time to review the major 2017 Top 10 Lists and make much needed revisions to them. Polygon, GameSpot, Game Informer, Kotaku, and The Game Awards all got it wrong and it was up to us to make things right.  So that's what we do.